Garment hanger



4 A. M. EDGAR.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 24. 1921.

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I enirapsrares ALMA M. EDGAR, or HOLYOKE, ooLonADo.

GARMENT HANGER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALMA M. EDGAR, a cit izen of. the United States, residing at the town of Holyoke, in the countyof Phillips and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Hangers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to garment hangers and more particularly to combined coat and skirt or coat and trouser hangers.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive device which may be adjusted to hold coats of different shoulder breadths, and to hold skirts of different waist band measures so that the device when purchased by anyone may be used by them irrespective of the chest measurement or waist measure.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specific description. is read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section,

Figure 2 is a top plan view,

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4- is a sectional view on the line l of Figure 1, omitting certain parts for sake of clearness, and

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view similar to Figure 3 showing a modification.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 represents a rod preferably formed of round stock, flattened upon its upper surface, as indicated at 2, throughout a portion of its length and provided in its approximate center with a slight recess 3, for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Surrounding the rod 1 and provided with an internally threaded aperture is a sleeve 4, having threaded in said aperture a supporting hook 5, hooked at its upper end,as shown at 6, to engage over any suitable type of support.

Mounted upon each end of the rod 1 is a tube '7 provided adjacent its inner end with a set screw 8 passing through the tube and adapted to engage the flattened upper surface of the rod 1 to hold the tube in adjusted position thereon. Surrounding each of the tubes is a spiral spring 9, one end of which abuts against the set screw and the opposite end of which abuts against a hook 10, the

Application filed September 24, 1921. Serial No. 502,929.

purpose of which will presently appear. The coil spring 9 which surrounds each tube is, as shown in Figure 1, provided at the end adjacent the hook 10 with a depending loop 11, and these loops are arranged so as to engage inside of the skirt band, or, as shown in Figure 5, to engage inside of the cuffs or hot toms on the legs of a pair of trousers, so

' thatv when released will firmly support the skirt. or trousers, as will be readily understood.

Attached to the hook 5, adjacent the hooked end 6, in any suitable manner, is a spiral spring 12, the terminal ends of which are provided with eyes 13 which engage the adjusting links 14, each of which are pro vided with a plurality of cross bars 15 adapted to engage the hooks 10. These springs extend diagonally from the hook member 5 to the hooks l0 and form flexible shoulder supports for a coat. They are adjusted, as will be readily understood, by engaging the cross bars of the links 1% with the hooks 10.

If it is desired to increase the size of the device, the set screws 8 are loosened and the tube '7 moved outwardly on the rod 1 until the desired width is obtained when the set screws are screwed down on the flattened upper surface of the rod 1 holding them in adjusted position, the proper cross bars 15 of the links 14% are engaged with the hooks 10 and the device is ready for use. In the form shown in Figure 5, two loops 16 are formed on the spring 9 so that there are altogether four loops, t v0 for each leg of a pair of trousers. These are engaged in the legs, will be readily understood, and the springs released which serves to support the trousers properly and at the same time effectively creases the lower portion thereof. If desirable, these loops in Figure may be made sufiiciently long to extend beyond the knee of the trousers so .that when the trousers are supported upon the hanger over night, any bagginess at the knees will be removed and the trousers properly creased.

lVhat I claim is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a horizontal supporting rod, a vertical suspension rod connected with the central portion of said horizontal rod, a pair of tubes adjustably mounted upon the end portions of said horizontal rod, means for securing the tubes in adjusted positions, a pair of depending garment supporting members slidable along said tubes, means for limiting outward movement of said members, and coil springs surrounding said tubes and having their outer ends abutting against said 'members for urging them resiliently away from each other.

2. A garment hanger Comprising a hori zontal supporting rod, a vertical suspension rod connected with the central portion of said horizontal rod, a pair of tubes adjustably mounted upon the end portlons 0t said horizontal rod, means for securing the tubes in adjusted positions, a pair of depending garment supporting members slidable along said tubes, means for limiting outward movement of said members, coil springs surrounding said tubes and having their outer ends abuttingagainst said members "for urging them resiliently away from each other, a pair of loop like members pivoted intermediate their ends upon the end portions of the tubes, and springs connected with the inner ends of said loop like members and with the upper portion of the vertical suspension member. y

3. A device of the character described comprising a horizontal supporting rod, vertical suspension means connected with 'the center thereof, a pair of tubes adjustable u on the end portions of said rod, set screws carried by the inner ends of said tubes and engaging the rod for holding the tubes in signature. p

ALMA M. EDGAR. 

